Pasadena High School, which returns big man Brandon Jolley from last year's CIF Southern Section Division 3-AAA title-winning team, is still the favorite in the Pasadena area, but their jump to Division 1-AA will make the road to repeat a rough one.

It might not be the season for big baseball news, but we caught up with two former local stars finding professional success on the national--and international--level.

After being released by the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim, former Glendale Community College outfielder Blake Gailen caught on with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League just to keep his professional career afloat.